The level of commitment from the players was chalk & cheese to what we have seen in the last half dozen games. That level of commitment every week is what they need and that's the challenge they have to meet.

Phil Clarke himself highlighted that RL is a sport where a team with less talent putting in more effort than talented opposition will probably win. Nathan Brown in his first year stated his team was not the most talented but tried "very, very hard". As fans that's all we can ask. Their talent is fixed to a degree in the short term at least but their effort/application levels are entirely under their control.

Brough mentioned his half back partner after the game - mentioned how he liked certain things he did in terms of the talking he was doing to him on the field. Not often that happens!
I'd say if brough is happy then that's a good reason to keep a partnership.
Gaskell has the number 4 shirt so that's where you'd think Stone thought he may play at the start of the season.

gaskell will be half back when fit

wood currently a cente... see him as a second row going forward as he grows into his frame

I agree Durham a good team performance.

the younguns playing tonight will have gained massively, their confidence, will have gone though the roof, and that will surely permiate down to their peers, the future certainly looks a lot brighter today.

Izaac Farrell named to play U 19s on saturday